Single-player games like Astral Ascent
Below are 17 single-player Steam games similar to Astral Ascent, ranked by player overlap. Every pick carries Steam's Single-player category, so multiplayer-only titles or always-online games don't sneak in. imho.run pulls the category data from Steam directly — Single-player here matches what the store labels.
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Ranked picks
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BlazBlue Entropy Effect
Single-player alternative to Astral Ascent — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Astral Ascent.
Enjoy action-packed flashy combat with incredibly satisfying combos and responsive controls! Numerous characters, each with completely unique playstyles and loads of unlockable moves & upgrades! This action roguelike sets the bar for fluid fast-paced action.
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Skul: The Hero Slayer
Single-player alternative to Astral Ascent — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Astral Ascent.
Guide 'Skul' on his quest to single-handedly take on the Imperial Army and rescue his King from captivity, in an action-packed rogue-lite 2D platformer for the ages.
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One Step From Eden
Single-player alternative to Astral Ascent — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Astral Ascent.
Build a powerful deck, cast spells on the fly, battle evolving enemies, find game-changing artifacts, make friends or make enemies, just make it to Eden.
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Wizard of Legend
Single-player alternative to Astral Ascent — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Astral Ascent.
Wizard of Legend is a no-nonsense, action-packed take on wizardry that emphasizes precise movements and smart comboing of spells in a rogue-like dungeon crawler that features over a hundred unique spells and relics!
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Dead Cells
Single-player alternative to Astral Ascent — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Astral Ascent.
Dead Cells is a roguelite, metroidvania inspired, action-platformer. You'll explore a sprawling, ever-changing castle... assuming you’re able to fight your way past its keepers in 2D souls-lite combat. No checkpoints. Kill, die, learn, repeat.
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Children of Morta
Single-player alternative to Astral Ascent — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Astral Ascent.
Children of Morta is a story-driven action RPG game about an extraordinary family of heroes. Lead the Bergsons, with all their flaws and virtues, against the forthcoming Corruption. Will you be able to sacrifice everything to save the ones you care for?
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Moon Hunters
Single-player alternative to Astral Ascent — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Astral Ascent.
Play alone or with friends! A co-op personality test about exploring an ancient, occult world in 5 days. How will you be remembered?
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Vampire Survivors
Single-player alternative to Astral Ascent — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Astral Ascent.
Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!
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Spiritfall
Single-player alternative to Astral Ascent — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Astral Ascent.
Spiritfall is a fast-paced Action Roguelite with combat inspired by Platform Fighters. Slash, smash, launch, and wall-splat a multitude of enemies using an ever-changing arsenal of divine powers.
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ScourgeBringer
Single-player alternative to Astral Ascent — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Astral Ascent.
ScourgeBringer is a fast-paced free-moving roguelite platformer. Help Kyhra to explore the unknown and slash her way through ancient machines guarding the seal of her past, and maybe the redemption of humanity.
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The Binding of Isaac
Single-player alternative to Astral Ascent — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Astral Ascent.
Now 20% More Evil with the Free Halloween update!
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Rogue Legacy 2
Single-player alternative to Astral Ascent — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Astral Ascent.
Rogue Legacy 2 is what you'd get if you mashed Rogue Legacy and a sequel together. Every time you die, your children will succeed you, and each child is unique. Your daughter might be a Colourblind Archer, and your son could be a Pacifistic Chef. Either way, one of them is getting conscripted.
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Rogue Legacy
Single-player alternative to Astral Ascent — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Astral Ascent.
Rogue Legacy is a genealogical rogue-"LITE" where anyone can be a hero. Each time you die, your child will succeed you. Every child is unique. One child might be colorblind, another might be a dwarf with vertigo. But that's OK, because no one is perfect, and you don't have to be to succeed.
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Ember Knights
Single-player alternative to Astral Ascent — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Astral Ascent.
Ember Knights is an action rogue-lite for 1-4 players where you play as legendary knights, the last spark of hope against the mad sorcerer Praxis and his hordes of unwavering fiends. Wield weapons & skills, build synergies with game-changing relics and free the universe of Praxis’ corruption.
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Hades
Single-player alternative to Astral Ascent — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Astral Ascent.
Defy the god of the dead as you hack and slash out of the Underworld in this rogue-like dungeon crawler from the creators of Bastion, Transistor, and Pyre.
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Risk of Rain 2
Single-player alternative to Astral Ascent — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Astral Ascent.
Escape a chaotic alien planet by fighting through hordes of frenzied monsters – with your friends, or on your own. Combine loot in surprising ways and master each character until you become the havoc you feared upon your first crash landing.
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Dark Devotion
Single-player alternative to Astral Ascent — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Astral Ascent.
Explore the secrets of a mysterious fallen temple and put your Templar faith to the test in Dark Devotion, where no sacrifice is too great in praise of your God.